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The Magic Of Alma Cogan [Original recording reissued] [Original recording remastered]

~ Alma Cogan
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  • Audio CD (19 May 1997)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
  • Label: EMI Gold
  • ASIN: B000007Y28
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 213,587 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Bell Bottom Blues 2:37£0.69
Listen  2. This Ole House 2:24£0.69
Listen  3. Little Things Mean A Lot 3:20£0.69
Listen  4. I Can't Tell A Waltz From A Tango 2:27£0.69
Listen  5. Dreamboat 1:48£0.69
Listen  6. The Banjo's Back In Town 2:09£0.69
Listen  7. Go On By 2:28£0.69
Listen  8. Twenty Tiny Fingers 2:37£0.69
Listen  9. Never Do A Tango With An Eskimo 2:11£0.69
Listen10. Willie Can 2:10£0.69
Listen11. The Birds And The Bees 2:18£0.69
Listen12. Why Do Fools Fall In Love 2:21£0.69
Listen13. In The Middle Of The House 2:11£0.69
Listen14. You Me And Us 2:17£0.69
Listen15. Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets) 2:49£0.69
Listen16. Just Couldn't Resist Her With Her Pocket Transistor 2:31£0.69
Listen17. The Story Of My Life 2:13£0.69
Listen18. Sugartime 1:51£0.69
Listen19. Cheek To Cheek 2:58£0.69
Listen20. Last Night On The Back Porch 2:24£0.69
Listen21. We Got Love 2:11£0.69
Listen22. Dream Talk 2:54£0.69
Listen23. The Train Of Love 2:32£0.69
Listen24. Cowboy Jimmy Joe 2:31£0.69
Listen25. When I Fall In Love 3:57£0.69

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One for fans of Teresa Brewer, 27 Sep 2003
By Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews
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Too little of Teresa Brewer's music has been made available on CD, but Teresa's fans can compensate by investing in the music of Alma Cogan, a British singer who emerged at around the same time as Teresa. Like Teresa, Alma was capable of singing many different types of song in a variety of genres, but is best remembered for her pop songs of the fifties, which included a number of novelty songs. If you're looking for a greatest hits collection, this is the Alma Cogan compilation to choose.

Alma's biggest hit, Dreamboat, went all the way to number one in the UK but nobody had a hit with it in America so perhaps somebody missed an opportunity because it is an excellent song.

The novelty songs include Twenty tiny fingers, Just couldn't resist her with her pocket transistor and Never do a tango with an Eskimo - all fun songs not to be to be taken too seriously and excellent in their own way. The only really silly song is In the middle of the house, about a house on land wanted for a railroad. It made the UK top 20 so had to be included here.

Alma never made any impact in America but that is no surprise since most of the songs she recorded in the fifties were covers of American songs, as was normal for British singers back then. Just some of the songs that Americans will recognize are covers of Bell bottom blues (Teresa Brewer), This ole house (Rosemary Clooney), Little things mean a lot (Kitty Kallen), Banjo's back in town (Teresa Brewer), I can't tell a waltz from a tango (Patti Page), Why do fools fall in love (Frankie Lymon), Story of my life (an early Bacharach-David song), Sugartime (McGuire sisters), Cheek to cheek (the Irving Berlin classic) and the standard When I fall in love.

Compared to Teresa Brewer, Alma Cogan has been well served by CD re-issues. This compilation, focusing mainly on the hits, does not do full justice to her talents but serves as a great introduction to her music.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Bring back memories, 13 Jul 2001
By A. G. Farmer (Palmerston North, New Zealand) - See all my reviews
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It was wonderful to hear again some of the old favourites from the " girl with the laugh in her voice " Some I hadn't heard for years such as the novelty song " In the middle of the house " A good mix of fun songs and ballads which will bring back those memories. A great CD which will add plenty to my collection of artists from the fifties and early sixties.
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